Patriotic Gore by Edmund Wilson
"Patriotic Gore" is a comprehensive study of American literature during and after the Civil War. The author examines the works of writers such as Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Oliver Wendell Holmes, among others, to present a nuanced understanding of how the war influenced American literature and culture. The book offers a unique perspective on the Civil War, focusing on the intellectual and cultural responses to the conflict rather than the military and political aspects.
The 1561st greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1962
- Nationality
- American
- Type
- Nonfiction
- Pages
- 816
- Words
- 300,000
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following lists:
- 49th on The Modern Library | 100 Best Nonfiction (The Modern Library)
- The 50 Best Books of the Century (Intercollegiate Studies Institute)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)